Senior Defense Radar Program Manager

Saab AB; Town of Dryden (NY); On-site; USD 166,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Wellness resources

Employee stock purchase plan

Disability coverage

Job summary

Saab AB in East Syracuse, NY is seeking a Principal Program Manager to oversee profitable execution of development programs in the Surveillance division. The role requires deep experience with large radar systems and EVMS, and entails shaping budgets, schedules, and technical performance.

You will lead cross-functional teams, pursue new business, develop competitive proposals, and mentor junior PMs while traveling up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years of Program Management experience with $50M–$100M+ lifecycles in aerospace/defense.
• Extensive experience negotiating multi-million dollar agreements with large Aerospace and Defense customers.
• Demonstrated track record leading large scale aerospace and defense business capture efforts.
• Must possess advanced knowledge of program management standards and best practices (scheduling, cost accounting, EVMS, Risk/Opportunity management).
• Ability to contribute to the development strategy and lead strategic initiatives in support of functional and business objectives.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% in support of program and business.

Responsibilities

• Establish and control program budgets that are aligned with program needs.
• Ensure all projects within assigned program are managed and executed within approved program management processes.
• Make personnel recommendations in support of business objectives.
• Drive Earned Value Management principles and use EVMS to report program status internally and externally.
• Identify and pursue significant new business opportunities.
• Work closely with Sales and Product Management personnel to maintain institutional knowledge of the competitive landscape in the assigned market segment.
• Develop high-quality competitive proposals that facilitate achievement of business segment objectives.
• Collaborate with all functions to leverage program execution and capture strategies, and resources through the design and manufacturing phases of the programs in the portfolio.
• Grow relationships in the customer community and with large industry primes to service existing programs and find new and unique ways to deploy our technology to meet customer needs.
• Provide consistent leadership to the program execution staff to ensure effective and efficient execution of assigned programs.
• Monitor and guide junior PMs to achieve delivery of distinctively high-quality products and services; to include performance, reliability, cost and on-time delivery.
• Contribute to the development and retention of program management talent.

Skills

Program Management

Earned Value Management (EVMS)

Negotiation

Aerospace & Defense

Strategic Planning

Communication Skills

Presentation Skills

Travel 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Saab AB in East Syracuse, NY is seeking a Principal Program Manager to oversee profitable execution of development programs in the Surveillance division. The role requires deep experience with large radar systems and EVMS, and entails shaping budgets, schedules, and technical performance.

You will lead cross-functional teams, pursue new business, develop competitive proposals, and mentor junior PMs while traveling up to 25%.